Bathtub fixture



March 19, 1935. A. v. REDMOND Er AL 1,994Q739 BATHTUB FIXTURE Filed Jan. 15, 193s IHl 'l Patented Mar. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES BATHTUB FIXTURE Albert V. Redmond and Theodore P. Kersjes, Kalamazoo, Mich.l

Application January 13,

2 Claims.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved bath tub drain fixture which is adaptedy to receive the discharge from the overflow pipe and is arranged so that the trap entrance is in communication with the drain, thereby providing ready access to the trap for cleaning and the like.

Second, to provide an improved combined overiiow and supply nozzle tting for bath tubs and the like.

Third, to provide an improved outside combined overflow'and-'supply fitting for bath tubs and the like.

Fourth, to providea bath tub with means whereby the combined drain and overflow trap may be cleaned without the use of panels and the like.

Objects relating to details and economies of our invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is deiined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical section of a building having a built-in bath tub embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical seetion of the tub and ttings. v

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates floor joists which support a floor 2 and wall studs 3. The bath tub 4 is built or set in the bathroom 5 in a suitable manner, the interior of the room above the tub being shown as covered with tile 6. 7 illustrates a soil pipe which is mounted on the vertical drain pipe 8 and concealed .in the space 9 of the wall 10. The water supply pipe 11 is provided with a valve 12 provided with a handle or hand wheel 13.

The bottom 14 of the tub 4 is provided with av drain opening 15 surrounded by an annular recess 16. A bushing 17 is disposed through the opening 15 and is provided with an annular flange 18 whichis received by the recess 16. A strainer or drain plate 19 is securedkto the flange 18 by screws 20. A drain fitting 21 having a chamber 22 is threaded to the bushing 15 with the chamber 22 disposed directly below the opening 15. Washers or gaskets 23 and 24, respectively, are disposed between the ange 18 and the bottom 14 of the tub and between the latter and the top of the tting 21 for preventing leakage. A trap 25 is connected to the bottom of the tting 21 with the trap entrance 26 opening to the chamber 22 and in substantially vertical alignment with the 1933, Serial No. 651,472

drain opening 15. The exit of the trap 25 is connected to the drain pipe 8 by means of pipe 26. The overflow pipe 27 is connected to the drain fitting 21 for discharging into the chamber 22. With this arrangement, the trap 25 is always accessible by way of the drain opening 15 for cleaning and the like without the necessity of removing wall panels Vand the like, as has been customary in the past.

The wall 28 of the tub 4 is provided with an overflow opening 29. A combined overow and supply nozzle-tting 30 is mounted on the inside of the wall 28, while a combined overflow and supply tting 31 is mounted on the outside of the wall 28, the iittings being held in clamping engagement with the wall by means of the relatively short horizontal pipe 32. A gasket 33 is disposed between the wall28 and the Iitting 31 for preventing leakage of the overow.

The interior fitting 30 is provided with a supply nozzle 42 and an overllow passage 43 which communicates lwith the overow opening 29 in the wall of the tub.

` The external tting 31 is provided with a supply' chamber 34 and an overflow chamber 35, the latter opening to the overflow opening in the tub Wall and discharging into the overflow pipe 27 which is connected thereto. The water supply pipe 11 is connected to the external tting 31 for delivering water to the chamber 34 which in turn y delivers it to the supply nozzle 42 by way of the relatively short exit supply pipe 32. The overflow passes through the passage 43 of the interior fitting, chamber 35 of the exterior fitting, overflow pipe 27, and is discharged Vtherefrom into the chamber 22 of the drain ttings 21.

We haveV illustrated and described our improvements in an embodiment which we have found very practical. We have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments or adaptations, as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art toembody or adapt our improvements as may be desired.

lHaving thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: y

1. A bath tub provided with a bottom having a drain opening surrounded by an annular recess, a bushing disposed through said opening and provided with an annular flange received by said recess, a strainer or drain plate removably secured to said ange, a drain tting threaded to said bushing and having a chamber disposed directly below the drain opening, and a running trap connected to the bottom of the fitting with movably secured to said flange, a drain tting'A threaded on said bushing and having a chamber disposed directlybelovv said drain opening, the floor having an opening f or the passage of said itting, an overflow for the tub discharging into said chamber, and a running trap connecting the 'bottom of said tting to said drain pipe with the trap entrance in substantially vertical alinement f with said drain opening so thatl the trap is read-Y ily accessible by Way of the drain opening for c1eaning, the drain opening' and -saidflchamber being relatively large compared to the trap en- 10.

trance for this purpose.

ALBERT V. REDMOND. THEODORE P.` KERSJES. 

